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Nadine's POV:

I finished singing... Well, mom used to sing those two on us... I'm including Ciel, of course... The song was originally a gnommish, just translated... I turned back the guitar, stretch a little and got out of the room... I saw Juliet and Butler standing near the music room door...

"Good evening... I thought you two are sleeping, though it's still early for that... I hope my noisiness didn't disturb you..."

"No, you're actually great!" Butler said and Juliet claps as she come near me and hugs me.

"I didn't hear that song before. Did you make it? I think Artemis have a rival on music now." Juliet exclaimed.

"Gahh, let go, please... And no... Artemis said that he plays all the instruments there; I just played piano and guitar. And yes I made those songs." Another lie... I know how to play those instruments, dad knows too it's just that, that's not his passion, well, music is mine...

"Well, Artemis and Ho..." Juliet said then Butler hurriedly interrupts...

"Artemis was also amazed. He rushes to the door and saw you playing"

Wait... What?! Dad saw me, Juliet almost said mom's name. D'arvit! I thought they will be in the room or office chit-chatting. Oh no.

Artemis' POV:

Holly was walking back and forth, this is the first time I see her like this. I was in front of my laptop, sending a picture of the fairy communicator.

"Holly, would you please seat and calm down. I know you're too surprised that she knows those songs but doing that won't help you."

"I may seat but I can't calm down... Doing these will help me 'calm down'!"

I turned back as Foaly appeared on the screen.

"Hello, Artemis and... Holly... What are you doing?" Then Holly came close.

"There is a mud woman here in Fowl Manor who knows an elfin song. The songs my mother used to sang on me, to be exact."

"What? Will you please explain thoroughly?" Foaly said.

"Her name is Dianne Wolf, that's what she said. Butler found her yesterday evening outside the gates and we take care of her for now, she doesn't remember anything, except her name, age, her brother's name... I searched and hacked files of missing person all throughout country, nothing comes matched until I searched for the files of dead people and there is one, but the file is still unconvincing so we still have to wait for her to remember her memories." I explained.

"She has a fairy communicator... Artemis believed it was a fairy communicator." Holly said while calming down.

"And that's what you send."

"You didn't look at it?" I asked.

"That's the actual reason why I called, to know what you send."

"D'arvit Foaly! When I come back there, I will skin you alive!"

"Hey Holly, can you calm down! I'll look at the picture for a second."

There's a pause and Foaly's looking at the picture intently.

"Can you send me a picture of this Mud Woman."

"Sure."

I take another snapshot of Dianne on the camera installed in her room and send it to Foaly.

"This girl really looks like you Holly."

"I know, and I wonder why." Holly said.

"What do you feel when you saw her?"

"I feel suddenly attached and connected..." Holly and I felt the same with her.

"Investigate this, talk to her. I'll talk to Commander Kelp about this."

"Then we will have to mind wipe her."

"No."

"What?!" Holly and I said in unison.

"We won't mind wipe her or use a mesmer. Just talk to her. I can feel something big is going on here. I know you already know that, Fowl."

I just smirk at him.

"Well, we better get going."

Then Foaly disconnects the call.

Foaly's POV:

I disconnect the call... A Mud Woman who look like Holly, with a communicator I designed...

+ Foaly retrieved a paper with a drawing of the fairy communicator.

"So I invented it, ha. Dianne Wolf... Wolf... W-O-L-F... If you use an anagram... W-O-L-F is F-O-W-L... Fowl... This sure is interesting. But why is she here?"

Artemis' POV:

I walked Holly to the guest room near Dianne's.

"You're going to talk to her tomorrow, I'll be there so don't worry and sleep."

"No, I will talk to her, alone. I'm sorry."

"It's fine, you need to confront her about the songs right?"

"Yes, Goodnight, Arty."

"Good night." I turned back but she suddenly grabs my hand and pulled me causing me to lean close to her. Then she kissed my cheek and she suddenly enters her room. I was left, shocked. She kissed me, when that sink in to my mind I walk slowly to my room sat on the bed and think about that kiss. Is it possible that she also like me?

Holly's POV:

Did I just do that? Did I kiss him? I did kiss him, right? In the cheek... Only in the cheek... But that's HIS cheek! I did that! D'Arvit! I did that! I want to explode! How will I face him tomorrow?! No! Did he notice? Oh, Frond! What if he notices what I feel about him? I can't sleep...

Nadine's POV:

Oh dear... Now they know... They saw me playing that stupid piano and guitar! Why didn't I notice their presence? I must be too occupied... Now what? Tomorrow they will confront me about those... No, don't let your nervousness control you, Nadine! You can do this. Answer their question with lies and confident, after this mission say sorry and leave. That's it.

» = Nadine's POV: « = Holly's POV:

» "Ugh! I really can't sleep. What time is it? Its quarter to 5 in the morning. Maybe I need something to drink." I got out of the room and saw a figure just after my room. It has pointed ears and base on her walk, she's a woman. It's mom. Really! Even in the early morning I already have to lie? C'mon!

I should just follow her. I'm very good at stealth.

« D'Arvit! I can't sleep because of that kiss. Until now I'm still wondering why I did that...

+They both arrive in the kitchen area.

« Glass of water would be helpful in this situation.

» She also needs a glass of water... Should I surprise her now…? Think... Oh, yes I should. "Who are you?!"

« I gasp and nearly choked I put the glass on the table making a loud sound, then I slowly turn around to see. A girl looks like me appear, It's Dianne. Why I didn't sense her presence?

» "Who... Are... You?" I said it slower this time. I'm already tired of acting...

« "My name is Holly Short. You are Dianne Wolf, I presume?" I need to intimidate her to control this situation; I hope she won't freak out. That's the least thing I want right now.

» "Yes. Why do you have pointed ears?" Base on her tone of speaking she wanted to intimidate me. Sorry mom, that won't work.

« "Don't freak out but I'm a fairy, elf to be precise." This sucks when I can't use a mesmer. What is Foaly thinking?

» "Oh... Do you always appear here in early morning?" She didn't use mesmer on me, not that I want too, mesmer doesn't work on Hybrids.

« "Don't make it like I will steal anything. I'm a visitor here." Well, I'm a little offended.

» "Sorry. I haven't seen you. When did you arrive, sorry again for imposing." She's offended. Hmm... I already have an advantage.

« "Its fine." I sit in the table and she, too while drinking. "I arrived in the evening."

» "But I haven't heard a doorbell or Butler or Juliet open the door, wait, did you make your way to the one of the windows here in the Manor?"

« Hmm... When she question me like that, somewhat I feel Artemis is in front of me.

"Yes. Artemis' room." Frond. I suddenly remember the kiss.

» "Oh, I guess you know Artemis for a very long time to enter his room that way. That's why Butler brings lots of veggies in Artemis you because you're there... This means Butler knows who you are... Does Juliet know too?" When I say dad's name, she's flushing... I'll inquire that to her later.

« This girl... She's very much like Artemis' attitude wise... This conversation is playing in her hands in no time.

"Yes, Juliet knows too." I have to answer very limited.

» This is interrogation, she will answer on her best careful ways, doesn't work again on me.

"Then there will be no problem if I freak out right? But do not worry, I wonder won't do that. They are having a good night sleep. Since we're the only girls here... I can't help but notice that you are flushing when I say Artemis' name... Why?"

« "It's nothing... Really." Oh no... I don't like this...

» "Ah, C'mon. It between us girls... I can tell if someone is lying." I smirk at her.

« "It's nothing." My voice was hard as stone I really need to imply to her that 'it is nothing'.

» "I see..." I pause a bit. "You like him." Then she looked at me, I can see in her eyes.

« "No! It's not like that!" What in the Frond... How did she know?!

» "Yes. It is like that..." I pause and stare to her waiting in case she says something. "Base on your expression you are asking why I know... Here's the answer. It's OBVIOUS. Big, capital obvious. Ask Juliet and Butler about it and they will answer..." I said with quoting my hand. "Obvious"

« "We only met and you are invading my private life?!" I'm pissed, only pissed? When others talk about this with me, I should be already angry at this point.

» "Yes, we only met, but I think that we can really have an interesting conversation, not just hi and hello, is by stating the obvious." I said smiling to her. This is so fun! Mom, you're such a hot, short tempered woman...

« "So to have an interesting conversation you have to state the obvious on me? Unfair. I didn't state the obvious thing in you."

» "Then say it to me, ask me and I will answer. Truthfully. By the way, you admit it, by saying I stated the obvious in you which is you like Artemis." I smiled again.

« "Okay, I admit. I like him. Swear that this is only between us."

» "Of course. I want us to be friends and by that I must gain your trust and keeping a secret is easy for me." Got her!

« "Well then I will ask you. Do you like Artemis?" What if she likes him and they are perfect for each other because they are both human. I'm out of the question because I'm an elf, we can't be together. I hate this. It hurts.


A/N: Hell week is coming... Will continue this at first week of August.